Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1955-05-30

Place of Birth

Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

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Philip Bretherton

Biography

Philip Bretherton (born 30 May 1955) is an English actor best known for his role as Alistair Deacon in the long-running British television series As Time Goes By.

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Known For

Midsomer Murders

Casualty

Sherlock Holmes

Inspector Morse

Rumpole of the Bailey

The Fifth Estate

As Time Goes By

Footballers' Wives

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Paradise Club

Acting History

2013

The Fifth Estate as Bill Keller

2012

The Foreigner as Eric

2011

Behind the Britcoms: From Script to Screen as Host

2010

Earth Under Water

2008

Dark Floors as Walter

2007

Snow White: The Sequel as Additional voices (voice)

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Himself

2002

Footballers' Wives as Stefan Hauser

1997

Holding On as Straun

1997

Midsomer Murders as Matthew Woodley

1995

Sharman as Sturrock

1992

As Time Goes By as Alistair Deacon

1990

Shoot to Kill as DI Gaffrey

1989

The Paradise Club as DI Don Wright

1987

Cry Freedom as Major Boshoff

1987

Inspector Morse as David Acum

1986

Casualty as Andrew Bower

1984

Sherlock Holmes as Mr. Joyce Cummings Q.C.

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey as Hugo Shillingforth